Mechanical game toy



Dec. 18, 1928, 1,695,683

J. W. CULP H MECHANICAL GAME TOY I Filed March 17, 1927 a ver; andiser ial Npi17110'32':

Patented Decals, v

i My invention"relates to? ethane li qaime teyee newhat similar totlle' reller type dis:

' los'ed. in m eo pending application fibril-let'- operable re prbv i de an entertaininv' 10 a using. game mainly dependent oni tiie elementt chance for designating one or several indieiafl adaptable for determ ning scores, counts, positionsand a multiplioityefeuaer,

par ose applieable themed;

- 15 inrth'er .objeetsofthe invention areto pro "Vidfefa deviee 'ef the 'c'ha raeter "deseribedj Which is (very, sini ple" in its construcftion and rea gemennstrong, durable and efli ei at i 0 on H pliehmenteftlreseigu h other o j may .h r afie appe ri h iri v t i ni' nests-bi, the never "oonstrnetioi'i and arrangement "913 art fiier inaftegisdei ribe" and er med,it,beingnnderstborlth-at throughout the several views .Figure 1 is a front end vievvof the toy in accordance With the inven constructed tlon.

cross section.

Figure 3. and Figure 4 are respectively the insetfront or cover plate-fi lnounted in the rim 3. The construction oft-he body por-- tion 1, theend plate 2, 'the' rim V3la-nd the inf rset front plate 5, are identicalin'eonstruction to. .the ordinary sheet metal {can-now com-j -monly employed as containers for' many tion is to attiraetiveinja pearanee; eempa t, p

peifpendie lar suspension; 'bynie'ane' e1 3 I eting pinIB-J 'The'i-latt'er is'fixeel infthe diathe drawing.eneieia-"tke'ememe of reference designate corresponding; parts;

. Figure 2 is aside view thereof, partly in Referring in detail to the dravving 1 de- 7 end thereof. The rim 3is for'1ned with ,an'f

or regulations produots. The outer face 6, of the front 'plateS;"ie'inscriteclto providej-a die '1 V y vpa e exl radially e ten-dingjl ines 8%- f Ffe" latter are cenneeted at respeetive ends by a pain I ofioi'r "oated at 9 and 101 is' divided-"filth like areasm; by: e nan. s

scribed with an .ind icia" The lattercensistfloiafnu nfe' e'al designations from zero w I seven 0 V to the arrange inentsot thea reas l. I

' It Will-50f course, lee-obvious thatthe' hunt,

a 'ano'ed in sequeneerrelatively i her-"and arra-ngenient'of seen area divisions j,

' I An d'eatoi" member ie tany men-ma :t-o al waye maintain metrie eenter of the frentplateeand pro ts fomva rtllyfromtthe latter. t "The indicator member tron" oi? the (heater ls disposed helewj t pension is greater than that pertie1i1o4 tlie indicator 1nember12 Whieh is'disposed above ,-f"

the point of suspensiom-Whereby the natural action of gravity will invariably maintain the perpendicular disposition of the indicator member12. I The distance between the ie'prevideet itn a main finger "1a whi h is disposed above its point of suspension and with. a pair of'epeeeel aaij'xi liany*l lng ers -I5,rvliieh ie-v'sdiep adgb v eint saepeneien;, The mightot registers with one of the =;d-iv-ision lines, 8.

The-niain finger 14 "may designate an area '7 lines 8.

or may register ithon'eiof' the division p'etus impz'u ted thereto by theplayer, After,

the rollingooperationthe indicia lld'efsignatedf by the main finger 14* or by? th'epair of aux il'ia'ry fingers 15 are l credited to the player in acoordanoejvvith-fany predetermined rules.

provided inoonneetio'n therei with; :1

- '90 auxiliary fingers I 15 is greater than the length ,ofthe areas 7, so thatat least one of the pair Offfingers 15 --niust inevitably des'iginate one of the areas 7, even if the other of the 'pair of fingersl5 A shittable weight 16 may be placed in the body portion 1 for the purpose of rendering the rolling operation less susceptible to de' termination by the skill of the player. The shift-able weight 16 may consist of one ball, as illustrated, or of a number of balls or sand, or any other material that is shiftable within the body portion. If desired, the body ortion 1 may be formed with a suitable slot not shown) for the passage of coins,

. thereby accommodating the device for use as a depository for coins, with the latter servim as the weight for the purpose herein statec.

The modification of the device illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, ofthe drawing, is identical in construction and operation to themeferred formhereinbefore described, with the exception that the body portion 17 instead of being cylindrical is polygonal. shaped in transverse cross section. While this construction will somewhat impede the rolling of the device, the body portion 1 will invariably seat on one ofthe flat sides 18, there of, when at rest. .By providing the body por tion 17 with an unequal number of sides 18,

V and associated angles or corners 19 the latter willalways be disposed upwardly when the body portion 17 is at rest. The front coverplate 5 is preferably so arranged in the body ortion 17, that the dial radial lines 8 exten radially relatively to the center of re spective flat sides 18, as clearly shown-in Figure 3. By this arrangement of the front plate 5, the main finger 1 10f the indicator member 12 will always designate an indicia ll and will register with any of the radial The device is preferably fancifully colored to makesame ornamental and attractive in appearance, and while primarily intended to serve as a game toy, the device may be readily utilized as an advertising specialty by providing same with characteristics adaptable.

for such purposes.

It will be noted that the outer end of the end plate 5 is disposedforwardly of the indicator member 12 wherebythe atter is protected against potential injury during the use of the device.

What I claim is: y

1. In combination, a mechanical toy of the character described comprising a hollow cylindrical body portion provided with a fixed rear end plate, an inset cover plate detachably secured to the front end of said body portion, the front face of said cover plate provided with a dialdividedinto equalareas,

each of said areas having adesignating in dicia, an lndicatormember pivotally connected to said cover plate atthediametric center of the latter, said indicator., disposed flatly against the outer side of said cover plate, and

embodying means for maintaining the same disposed in vided with a dial divided intofequal areas,

each of said areashaving a designating inldicia, an indicator memberpivotallyconnected to said cover plate at the diametriccenter of the latter, said indicator disposed flatly against the outer side of said cover plate, said indicator embodying a plurality of simultaneously designating. a series of said dial areas and for maintaining (said indicator perpendicularly suspended by gravity.

JOHN w. oiiLP.

ngers for In testimony whereof. I afiixmy si nature. 

